Tag: abuse

On this fathers day, I want to dedicate this space to Fathers. I want to serve you as a reminder of the impact you all have on your children’s live, your family’s live. Just maybe not like you would expect. Dear Dad’s, mind your jokes. What might seem funny to you, might hurt, deeply …

the anger behind that sweet smile you always show is reserved for me Domestic abuse – a reality many women – and men – experience in their relationship. The fear of those who supposed to be caring for us, making our homes a nightmare, instead of a safe haven is real, and never the fault of …

Many aspects of him frightened me, but none chilled me as much to the bone as his need for perfection. Patterns laid perfectly in unison with each other, never one aspect out of place, and the glance in my direction, when something was not up to his standards alone, made me shiver in fear. In …

Bedtime routines are supposed promote comfort, peace and set a mood for a relaxing night sleep. At least that is what they teach in school, and I am inclined to believe my teachers. But now, as I am laying in my bed – the thick covers barely manage to hide my shivering – I hear …

I used to hate you that part of me, weak, exposed like an open nerve raw, vulnerable, in pain disgusted by the torture linked to twisted acts of a sad, sick mind but in the healing love of another, I found peace

This was the worst, and scariest day of her short life, the day where everything would change, and nothing would ever be the same. A slave to a custom, that never dared to ask what she wanted, her choices not relevant, her young age not an obstacle. She was, after all, just a girl, her …